March 2018

Transport Committee backs Heathrow plans but wants charge clarity and night flight ban

A UK Transport Committee has backed plans to develop a third runway at Heathrow but has recommended several changes to…

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ATI pilots ratify new deal

Aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) confirmed this week that pilot employees of its Air Transport International (ATI) subsidiary…

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Cargo plays an important role in Doncaster Sheffield Airport’s master plan

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), a gateway in the north of England serving the region around those two cities, has released…

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DHL breaks ground on Eaton facility

DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics segment of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has broken ground on the construction of a…

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Virgin Atlantic sees disappointing 2017 results – but cargo news is good

Virgin Atlantic has reported its financial results for the 2017 calendar year. The carrier made a pre-tax loss of £28.4m…

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DHL flies water purification vehicle from Israel to India

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight forwarding specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, has flown a water purification…

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Tony Bauckham joins Volga-Dnepr UK team

Tony Bauckham has joined Volga-Dnepr UK, a global charter sales centre for Volga-Dnepr Airlines, as its commercial director. Bauckham will…

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RUS Aviation resumes Sulaymaniyah freighter connection

Sharjah-headquartered freighter operator RUS Aviation has resumed the scheduled cargo services that link its home base in the UAE to…

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WCA conference attracts nearly 3,000 forwarders to Singapore

Freight forwarder network WCA hosted its 10th Annual Worldwide Conference in Singapore between March 4 and 6, at which more…

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AGX and Knot Global Japan respond to call to action

Freight forwarders AGX and Knot Global Japan have co-operated on a critical aircraft on ground (AOG) logistics shipment after an…

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Vanneste to take over as chairman of Cologne Bonn Airport

The Supervisory Board of Cologne Bonn Airport has elected Johan Vanneste as a new member and both chairman and chief…

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Asia Cargo Monthly: February figures confirm good start to the year

Asian carrier’s cargo performance in February has confirmed a strong start to the year for the region. January’s figures suggested…

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Cathay Pacific looks back at improved cargo results in 2017

Ronald Lam, director commercial and cargo at Cathay Pacific, has cast an eye back at a much-improved year for the…

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Panalpina management report stresses positive development of airfreight

Panalpina handled 995,900 tons of airfreight in 2017, the highest in the company’s history. The global supply chain services provider…

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Damco to streamline cross-border e-commerce

Damco has revealed plans to streamline cross-border e-commerce for its clients, with an initial priority of tackling the lack of…

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CLA airs its views with the UK’s aviation minister

Senior executives from UK-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) have met with the country’s aviation minister, Baroness Sugg, in order –…

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China Cargo Airlines inaugurates Frankfurt – Shanghai link

China Cargo Airlines has inaugurated a new Boeing 777 freighter connection between Shanghai-Pudong International Airport and Germany’s Frankfurt Airport. Frankfurt…

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EU rules aim to boost e-commerce uptake in Europe

On March 13 Members of the European Parliament adopted a proposal to make the cross-border parcel delivery market more transparent and competitive…

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West Atlantic to offer B737-800BCFs for ‘express logistics provider’

Gothenburg-headquartered freighter operator West Atlantic has announced that it has agreed a long-term deal on the operation of four 737-800BCFs…

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United Airlines suspends PetSafe offering

US carrier United has temporarily stopped accepting bookings for pets travelling in the cargo hold via its PetSafe service, while…

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